Microsoft's security sucks (part 3096)

Post by **Geebs** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 12:20 pm

Fantastic, Outlook/Hotmail are so ridden with exploits that now microsoft are refusing to allow the two to cooperate with each other; all this despite the fact that hotmail compatibility is about the only thing Outlook has going for it.....

Recently, Hotmail® announced that in order to improve customer experience and reduce spam and junk e-mail abuse on MSN® services, Hotmail will no longer allow new e-mail accounts to be accessed via Microsoft® Office Outlook® and Outlook Express.
We are pleased to inform you that because you are an existing and valued customer, at this time your current Hotmail and MSN account(s) are exempt from this restriction and you will be able to continue enjoying access to those accounts from Outlook or Outlook Express. However, any new Hotmail or MSN accounts you create will not be accessible via Outlook or Outlook Express.

Good going, guys!

Post by **4g3nt_Smith** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 9:11 pm

Gmail > hotmail

Post by **FlamingTP** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 10:22 pm

Damn right

Post by **Dr_Watson** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 10:32 pm

hotmail and outlook are both crap anyway.

Post by **R00k** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 10:57 pm

outlook with exchange rocks.

outlook for pop3 mail is pretty much interchangeable with anything else.

Post by **inphlict** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 11:11 pm

Speaking of email does anyone know a program that can access many email accounts at ones. Like hotmail, gmail, yahoo.

Post by **Dr_Watson** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 11:15 pm

if they have pop access you can use thunderbird... but i dunno about snarfing mail frmo webmail sources.

Post by **blood.angel** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 11:24 pm

Messenger doesnt even tell me now if I have new messages for my hotmail account.

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 11:24 pm

I lost my Gmail account a while ago, I couldn't access it with my password.

Post by **Tormentius** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 2:25 am

R00k wrote:outlook with exchange rocks.

Yeah, integrated with Exchange it owns anything else on the market.

Post by **Kills On Site** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 2:30 am

Massive Quasars wrote:I lost my Gmail account a while ago, I couldn't access it with my password.

want an invite?

Post by **Geebs** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 9:55 am

4g3nt_Smith wrote:Gmail > hotmail

Pffft, I don't want a computer reading my emails. It might become self-aware.

Post by **PhoeniX** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 12:33 pm

inphlict wrote:Speaking of email does anyone know a program that can access many email accounts at ones. Like hotmail, gmail, yahoo.

Lol saw a post to this last night, which does what you need: http://www.eprompter.com/